BATON ROUGE – The state of Louisiana urges any resident who is under an evacuation order in Tangipahoa Parish to call
the state’s 2-1-1 phone hotline to find out the latest information regarding sheltering and evacuations. The state is coordinating
evacuations to state-run shelters in north Louisiana.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals urges people returning to residences damaged by Hurricane Isaac to be aware of health and safety dangers that wind, rain and floodwaters can cause.

BATON ROUGE – Governor Bobby Jindal held a Unified Command Group meeting this morning and then a press conference where he outlined the steps taken in preparation for Hurricane Isaac and urged the federal government to grant a full disaster declaration.

BATON ROUGE, La.-- Every year, people die because of deadly exhaust
fumes from generators that seep into homes. It only takes a small opening for
enough carbon monoxide to kill or injure residents to enter a home. That's
why the Department of Health and Hospitals is cautioning residents who may
be using generators because of power outages caused by Tropical Storm
Isaac to be mindful of the dangerous health risks that may result if generators
are not used properly.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals will close oyster harvest areas 1-28, which are located from Lake Borne in St.
Bernard Parish to Vermillion Bay in Vermillion Parish, effective at sunset on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012.